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Pennsylvania did have slaves at one point. Most of them worked in plantations in southern PA like in rural areas near Lancaster, York, Lebanon, Gettysburg, and Chambersburg. The slaves in PA did not do the same work as what slaves in Virginia or South Carolina did. The slaves probably picked corn or wheat in PA.

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Yes, Pennsylvania had slaves during the colonial and early American periods. However, slavery was gradually abolished in the state, with Pennsylvania being the first state to pass a gradual abolition act in 1780. By 1847, slavery was completely abolished in Pennsylvania.

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